Promoters have to deal with fighters suffering injuries, scrambling to find replacements, sometimes on a couple days notice.

Sometimes it’s hard to find opponents for undefeated prospects. Let’s face it, who wants to be cannon fodder for some up-and-coming prospect?

Promoter Roy Englebrecht of Newport Beach found himself in that situation recently when he was trying to find a fighter willing to step in the ring with undefeated George Foreman III, the son of the former heavyweight champion and grill king, for his Sept. 10 card at San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino in Highland.

Englebrecht finally found a fighter up to the challenge of facing Foreman, but he had some demands.

“When I approached Chico’s Jesus Hernandez about taking the four-round heavyweight bout, Hernandez agreed to the purse amount,” Englebrecht said. “But then he told me that the only way he would sign the bout contract would be if I also threw in a new George Foreman Grill and an autographed photo of the former heavyweight champion.

“So I got on the phone with the Foreman camp, and at the weigh-in on Sept. 9th I will happily present Hernandez with a brand new Foreman Grill, and even better the grill will be autographed by George.”

QUICK HITS

The Nevada State Athletic Commission passed regulations that allow five-round non-title bouts in MMA and the use of instant replay during a regulatory meeting on Wednesday. The other major provision coming out of the meeting was the “B.J. Penn Rule,” which prohibits a fighter or his camp from utilizing any foreign substance immediately beore or during a bout to gain an unfair advantage. Penn and his camp protested his loss to Georges St.Pierre at UFC 94 because St. Pierre’s improper usage of Vaseline during their fight. …

Strikeforce welterweight Nick Diaz, who was axed from the “Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg” card this past weekend when he failed to show up for a pre-fight drug test, signed a boxing contract with Hall of Fame promoter DonChargin last week.

“I know the signing of a mixed martial arts fighter might be considered controversial by many boxing fans across the world,” Chargin said. “When the subject of mixed martial arts versus boxing arises, it always comes down to the boxer winning a boxing match easily and vice versa for MMA. However, after having seen the replays of Diaz’s fights over the course of his career, I truly believe that this kid has what it takes to really make for some very entertaining fights within boxing. While some would state that he’s merely a slugger possessing a good chin and a heavy work-rate, there’s something about his rhythm and fighting intelligence that really caught my eye.” …

The heavyweights take center stage at the “Battle in the Ballroom” on Aug. 27 at the Irvine Marriott when Ashanti Jordan (10-0, 7 KOs) goes toe-to-toe with Joe Hanks (8-0, 6 KOs) in the main event. Go online at battleintheballroom.com for tickets ($32-$40). …

Bantamweight Abner Mares (18-0, 11 KOs) of Montebello puts his unblemished record on the line against Carlos Fulgencio (11-2-1, 7 KOs) in the main event of Golden Boy Promotions’ “Fight Night Club 3” on Aug. 27 at Club Nokia at L.A. Live on Versus. Go online at ticketmaster.com for tickets ($28-$65). …

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